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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:16:28 EDT
U.S. Justice Dept. seeks to unseal warrant following search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
The U.S. Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to make public the warrant that authorized an FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home, after the former president attacked the search as an act ...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
U.S. politics engulfed in threats following police search at Trump's home
A Republican former U.S. attorney general is pleading with his fellow Americans: cool down the ill-informed speculation threatening to engulf the country’s politics. The police search at Donald Trum...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:00:11 EDT
UN demands end to military activity at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
The UN nuclear chief warned Thursday that "very alarming" military activity at Europe's largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine could lead to dangerous consequences for the region and called for...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:19:24 EDT
Land temperatures on the rise, weather fluctuations more severe, Europe space chief says
As the latest wave of wildfires and heat warnings challenges the continent, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA) is warning economic damage from heat waves and drought could dwarf Europe's ener...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:13:25 EDT
Anne Heche on life support, not expected to survive
Anne Heche is on life support after suffering a brain injury in a fiery crash a week ago and her survival isn't expected, according to a statement from a representative.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:01:56 EDT
NHL-bound Russian hockey player wants court to reverse his conscription
Russian hockey player Ivan Fedotov has been accused of trying to evade military service by signing an NHL contract.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 11:54:30 EDT
Suspect in Beirut bank hostage standoff demanded to withdraw his own money, police say
A hostage standoff where an armed man demanded a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings has ended with the man's surrender and no injuries. It was the latest painful episode in Lebanon's eco...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:27:53 EDT
U.S. CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
The top U.S. public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person....

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:06:24 EDT
North Korea dictator was 'seriously ill,' his sister says, blaming South Korea for COVID-19
In a striking speech before thousands of North Koreans, leader Kim Jong-un's sister said he suffered a fever while guiding the country to victory over the coronavirus. She blamed rival South Korea for...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:37:33 EDT
McDonald's will soon reopen its locations in Ukraine
McDonald's will start reopening some of its restaurants in Ukraine in the coming months, a symbol of the war-torn country's return to some sense of normalcy and a show of support after the American fa...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Polio largely vanished thanks to vaccines. So why is it now back in more countries?
Polio, a potentially disabling virus that’s long been forgotten in many parts of the world, is now circulating in parts of the U.S. and U.K., on the heels of an outbreak in Israel. Medical experts s...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:56:22 EDT
France's Gironde region sees further evacuations in latest forest-fire battle
Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on Wednesday in a region known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:02:15 EDT
Hundreds take part in anti-Gazprom protest in Bulgarian capital
Hundreds of Bulgarians took to the streets of Sofia on Wednesday to voice fears that the country's caretaker government could break with the policies of its pro-Western predecessor and revert to close...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 21:46:06 EDT
New Mexico Muslim community grapples with shock after Afghan immigrant arrested in killings
Muslims in New Mexico interviewed on Wednesday said they felt shock and shame at the arrest of a Muslim immigrant from Afghanistan in connection with the murders of four Muslim men.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:39:47 EDT
U.S. to give smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine amount to stretch limited supply
Health Canada yet to say whether it will follow U.S. in giving people one-fifth of the standard dose of monkeypox vaccine as it scrambles to immunize at-risk groups with limited vaccine supply. ...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:11:45 EDT
Russian journalist who protested Ukraine war on state TV is charged
Russian authorities on Wednesday detained a former state TV journalist who quit after making an on-air protest against Moscow's war in Ukraine and charged her with spreading false information about Ru...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A checklist on the Biden presidency: His legislative wins and losses
U.S. President Joe Biden started the summer with his presidency seeming doomed: he was unpopular, his legislative record derided as unaccomplished. He’s suddenly on a hot streak with Congress passin...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:15:31 EDT
Elon Musk sells nearly $7B US in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion US worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter. Musk says he made the move to avoid an emergency...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:44:35 EDT
U.S. inflation shows signs of having peaked as rate eases to 8.5% in July
The torrid increase in the cost of living showed signs of finally easing last month, with the U.S. inflation rate cooling to 8.5 per cent.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:56:00 EDT
China says it has 'completed various tasks' surrounding Taiwan
China's military has "completed various tasks" around Taiwan but will conduct regular patrols, it said on Wednesday, potentially signalling an end to days of war games but also that Beijing will keep ...



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